En·gage·ment noun /enˈgājmənt/engagements, plural A formal agreement to get married The duration of such an agreement – a good long engagement to give you time to be sure An arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time – a dinner engagement That’s the definition according to Google. However having lived the concept I
One small change you would have noticed is that I haven’t written since 23 March 2012. That was a mere 8 days before our wedding which took place in Stanford at Beloftebos on 1 April 2012. A day out of time; if ever there was one, this was it. It didn’t last for half as
You know when you move house, how after you have unpacked most of just about everything, there is always that random box of things left over, and you have no idea where to put them? Getting married is just like that. You get to the end and there’s an assortment of seriously arbitrary things to
A while ago I wrote an article titled; ‘Dear Wedding Co-ordinators and Party Suppliers‘. In this article I brought to light the fact that there are zero to no places to hire Polaroid camera’s in Cape Town. Unfortunately this situation has not yet changed. Originally I had envisioned a camera at every table and a
Repeat that title again, quickly. It feels like the last few months have included some of the most intense moments of my life! I can’t believe what planning a wedding takes out of a person. It’s like having 6 months of PMS, its an emotional roller coaster. I am sure it’s been influential in my
I am not losing weight, I am getting rid of it. I have no intention of finding it again.
I have been hiding out, and doing a damn fine job of it. Hide and Seek Level: Master. I have been getting all sorts of queries recently, including but not limited to comments such as, ‘Mutha, are you still alive?’,’ Mutha when will we see your next post?’ etc. Yes, I am very much
Why do brides carry flowers at weddings? During the 15th century people took their annual singular bath in May. As brides and grooms were still considered children they would be last to bath in their family home, after the men and women, who all shared the same bath water. So bouquets were used to
Dear Wedding Co-ordinators and Party Suppliers, It has come to my attention that there is a product missing from our market, one that most brides, in fact every one of them that I have met, including myself, would like. Polaroid camera’s at their wedding. I searched high and low for anyone hiring these out
Recently I did a post on the Top ten, best-value for money wine estate wedding venues in the Western Cape . After all that searching, the fact of the matter is that, we ended up choosing not a single one of them. After visiting all of those estates, I had a few alternative venues left
As a bride you have probably started realising the same thing I did about 8 months ago, getting married is expensive. I started questioning, why this is the case. Weddings appear have become an entire multimillion rand industry, generally aimed at tourists. Perhaps its cheap for a foreigners budget, but for us poor South Africans,
We all know getting married on a wine estate is, usually the most expensive route, but for many the most desirable route to go when it comes to a wedding venue. I specifically searched for outside Cape Town city itself. After checking out about 100 estates online, downloading all of their wedding package offers and
So as you all know I’m getting married April next year and it’s going to be fabulous! That is of course, if ( and I have convinced myself of this), I reach my goal BMI of 19 or 20. It’s not that far to go really, seeing as I am currently on +-21.6, but those
